Petran

Petran ( Albanian also Petrani ) is a village in the municipality of Përmet , Gjirokastra Qark , in southern Albania . The place Petran is located in the valley of the Vjosa , about seven kilometers south of the city of Përmet. The road from Përmet south to the Greek border and Leskovik passes through Petran.

Until 2015, Petran was an independent municipality with 1622 inhabitants (2011 census). According to local authorities for 2010, there were 3243 inhabitants in the municipality. The municipality comprised the northern part of the eastern flank of the Nemërçka , one of the highest mountains in southern Albania, and hill country in the east of the Vjosa River, a total of 184 square kilometers.

Vjosa and village

At Petran the Lengarica River flows into the Vjosa on the right. A little further up in the Lengarica river valley at Bënja there are thermal springs , known as Banjat e Bënjës . There are some natural pools, but a touristic expansion is under discussion. Right next to it is a stone bridge from the 18th century, the Ura e Kadiut . Behind it the river valley narrows to a very narrow canyon . The 100 meter deep gorge is only a few meters wide over a long stretch. Thermal springs and the gorge are nature reserves, as is a cave nearby. Two pine forests are also protected areas, the large fir forest of Hotova-Dangell is even a national park.

The Lengarica power plant , which was commissioned in 2015, is located in the Lengarica Gorge .

The parish consisted of the following villages:

Petran
Leshnica
Leus
Lipa
Qilarishta
Badëlonja
Bënja-Novosela
Delvina
Bodar
Kaludh
Lupcka
Gjinakar
Ogdunan
Lipivan-Trebozishta
Tremisht

36 percent of the population is younger than 18 years. There were 15 schools in the parish. Not quite 40 percent of the population currently have work. 1377 hectares of land are used for agriculture. Of the working population, 70 percent work in the agricultural sector and around a quarter work seasonally in Greece.

Individual evidence

↑ Ines Nurja: Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave / Population and Housing Census - Gjirokastër 2011 . Results Kryesore / Main Results. Ed .: INSTAT . Pjesa / Part 1. Adel Print, Tirana 2013 ( instat.gov.al [PDF; accessed April 14, 2019]).

↑ ^a ^b ^c Augustin u. Magdalena Cara: Report - Updating the Social and Envoronmental Impact Assessment of Lengarica Small Hydro Power Plant (SHPP) at Prefecture Gjirokastra, Albania. (PDF; 3.5 MB;) June 28, 2011, archived from the original on May 3, 2014 ; accessed on May 3, 2014 .

↑ Selfo Oruçi: Bio-Ecological Data on Amphibians of Thermal Water of Permeti Area (South Albania). (PDF; 126 kB) May 29, 2010, archived from the original on May 4, 2014 ; accessed on March 5, 2012 (English).

↑ Shoqata e Komunave të Shqipërisë ( sq ) Archived from the original on March 13, 2012. Information: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 5, 2012. @1@ 2

[instatgj2011-1] Ines Nurja: Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave / Population and Housing Census - Gjirokastër 2011 . Results Kryesore / Main Results. Ed .: INSTAT . Pjesa / Part 1. Adel Print, Tirana 2013 ( instat.gov.al [PDF; accessed April 14, 2019]).

[hydro-2] Augustin u. Magdalena Cara: Report - Updating the Social and Envoronmental Impact Assessment of Lengarica Small Hydro Power Plant (SHPP) at Prefecture Gjirokastra, Albania. (PDF; 3.5 MB;) June 28, 2011, archived from the original on May 3, 2014 ; accessed on May 3, 2014 .

[3] Selfo Oruçi: Bio-Ecological Data on Amphibians of Thermal Water of Permeti Area (South Albania). (PDF; 126 kB) May 29, 2010, archived from the original on May 4, 2014 ; accessed on March 5, 2012 (English).